Rana Manjit K, Barwal Tushar S, Sharma Uttam, Bansal Richika, Singh Karuna, Rana Amrit Pal S, Jain Aklank, Khera Utkarshni
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IND.
Research, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, IND.
Cureus. 2021 Jun 21;13(6):e15788. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15788. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Objective Cancer incidence across the geographical area is mercurial and factors like dietary habits, environment, social structure, genetics govern relative incidence. Malwa region of Punjab is one such geographical area of India speculated to have a higher incidence of cancer. The current analysis was done to assess the occurrence of cancer in the region and to analyze the trends and types of carcinoma with age, gender, site, and histopathological type, and to compare with the trends mentioned in the literature. Methods A retrospective analysis was done to collect and collate 2088 cancer patients' pathological records for three years at a tertiary treatment center. The collated data was digitized and used to create tables and histograms. Result Of the 2088 cancer cases, the leading cancer site was breast (24.7%) in females, followed by cancer of female genetic tract (18.9%), whereas in males, the most common site involved was head and neck (17.5%) followed by esophagus (10.3%). The leading cancer type for males was squamous cell carcinoma and for females was infiltrating ductal cell carcinoma. Breast carcinoma was most commonly seen cancer (40.5%) followed by female genital tract carcinoma and esophageal carcinoma in female patients. Whereas in males, head and neck carcinoma was most commonly identified (37.5%) followed by the gastrointestinal tract and esophageal carcinoma. This higher incidence may be attributed to better medical facilities, cancer awareness, and novel government schemes. Conclusion Based on our comprehensive analysis, we conclude that there was a change in trends of all types of carcinomas in males and females except breast carcinoma, which was seen as the most common carcinoma in female patients. Our findings suggest and support the strong implementation of cancer awareness programs and epidemiological studies to know the changing trends of risk factors in the region.
目的 地理区域内的癌症发病率变化不定,饮食习惯、环境、社会结构、遗传等因素决定了相对发病率。印度旁遮普邦的马尔瓦地区就是这样一个据推测癌症发病率较高的地理区域。本次分析旨在评估该地区癌症的发生情况,分析癌症的趋势以及按年龄、性别、部位和组织病理学类型划分的癌症类型,并与文献中提及的趋势进行比较。方法 进行回顾性分析,收集并整理一家三级治疗中心三年来2088例癌症患者的病理记录。将整理后的数据数字化,用于创建表格和直方图。结果 在2088例癌症病例中,女性中最主要的癌症部位是乳腺(24.7%),其次是女性生殖道癌症(18.9%),而男性中最常累及的部位是头颈部(17.5%),其次是食管(10.3%)。男性最主要的癌症类型是鳞状细胞癌,女性是浸润性导管癌。乳腺癌是女性患者中最常见的癌症(40.5%),其次是女性生殖道癌和食管癌。而在男性中,头颈部癌最常被确诊(37.5%),其次是胃肠道癌和食管癌。这种较高的发病率可能归因于更好的医疗设施、癌症意识以及新的政府计划。结论 基于我们的综合分析,我们得出结论,除乳腺癌外,男性和女性所有类型癌症的趋势都有变化,乳腺癌是女性患者中最常见的癌症。我们的研究结果表明并支持大力实施癌症意识项目和流行病学研究,以了解该地区危险因素的变化趋势。